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Sat 05 May 2004FF in strong position to hold seatsThe sixth election to the European Parliament was held on Friday, June 11th, 1999. At that time a total of 41 candidates contested 15 seats across four constituencies.The result saw Fianna Fáil capture six seats with 39 per cent of the vote, while Fine Gael returned four MEPs from its 25 per cent share of first preferences.